Category Archives: Agriculture News
New USDA Help For Specialty Crop Exports
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is providing $2.3 billion to help producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid.Ac...
Oct 24, 2023
State Wants To Ground Valley Crop Duster
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is asking a Kern County judge to stop a Bakersfield-area crop duster from carrying out any future applications.According to the DPR announcement, John...
Oct 13, 2023
National Farmers Day This Week
A special day to honor those who grow the food we eat.National Farmers Day is Thursday, October 12th.It's a day that various farm organizations are reminding all of us that we should honor and pay tri...
Oct 10, 2023
HLB Disease Infected Trees Detected in So Cal
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is reporting that the department has declared a quarantine in Ventura County.This follows the detection of the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB), or ...
Oct 04, 2023
Tulare County Ag Production Value Increases
Tulare County is reporting that total gross agriculture production value for 2022 comes in at $8,612,450,000. This represents an increase of $522,828,700 or 6.5% above 2021's value of $8,089,621,300.T...
Oct 03, 2023
Legislation Would Require Crop Insurance Transparency
Looking for less secrecy in the Crop Insurance Program, representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ralph Norman (R-SC) introduced the Crop Insurance Transparency Act. If passed, it would require USDA ...
Oct 02, 2023
Organic Cal Strawberries Bring Higher Prices
New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows what California organic strawberry growers have known for years, their crop brings higher prices compared to conventional strawberries. In th...
Sep 27, 2023
Californian’s Join USDA Agribusiness Trade Mission to Chile
A U.S. agribusiness delegation arrived in Santiago, Chile led by USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor. The delegation includes representatives from the U.S. foo...
Sep 26, 2023
Asian Citrus Psyllid Found in So Cal
An insect carrying the bacteria that causes the HLB disease, also known as citrus greening has been found on a residential citrus tree in Ventura County, according to the California Citrus Pest and Di...
Sep 25, 2023
Survey Shows Consumers Willing To Pay More Despite Cal Prop 12
A new Purdue University survey indicates that consumers appear to be more willing to live with higher pork prices if they are the result of meeting animal welfare standards like California's Prop 12. ...
Sep 18, 2023
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